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Ruptured aneurysm of coronary arteriovenous fistula complicated with pericardial tamponade
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  • Tetsuro Uchida,
  • Yoshinori Kuroda,
  • Eiichi Ohba,
  • Atsushi Yamashita,
  • Shingo Nakai,
  • Kimihiro Kobayashi,
  • Tomonori Ochiai,
  • Mitsuaki Sadahiro
Tetsuro Uchida
Yamagata University

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Yoshinori Kuroda
Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine
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Eiichi Ohba
Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine
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Atsushi Yamashita
Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine
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Shingo Nakai
Yamagata Daigaku Igakubu
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Kimihiro Kobayashi
Yamagata University Hospital
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Tomonori Ochiai
Yamagata University
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Mitsuaki Sadahiro
Yamagata Daigaku Igakubu
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Abstract

A quarter of coronary arteriovenous fistulas may present aneurysmal dilatation; however, spontaneous rupture of the aneurysm is rare. We present a rare case of ruptured coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) associated with coronary fistulas that presented cardiac tamponade. Subsequent to pericardial drainage, surgical repair of the CAA associated with coronary fistulas was performed electively. The aneurysm was located on the left anterior aspect of the pulmonary artery trunk. It communicated with both the left and right coronary arteries by anomalous fistulous vessels that drained into the pulmonary artery trunk. The feeding arteries and fistulous opening were ligated and closed, respectively, from within the aneurysm. Intraoperative fluorescence imaging was performed pre- and postoperatively to ensure no residual coronary fistulas were present. Although the rupture of CAA associated with coronary fistulas is rare, it should be considered as one of the potential causes of acute cardiac tamponade.
16 Apr 2020Submitted to Journal of Cardiac Surgery
18 Apr 2020Submission Checks Completed
18 Apr 2020Assigned to Editor
18 Apr 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
10 May 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
11 May 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Major
25 May 20201st Revision Received
26 May 2020Submission Checks Completed
26 May 2020Assigned to Editor
26 May 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
26 May 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
28 May 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
05 Jun 20202nd Revision Received
06 Jun 2020Submission Checks Completed
06 Jun 2020Assigned to Editor
08 Jun 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
09 Jun 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
12 Jun 2020Editorial Decision: Accept